Publishers don’t generally send me cookbooks, but once in awhile one ends up in my mailbox. That’s how I came upon Latin Chic: Entertaining with Style and Sass in 2005. The book, co-authored by Carolina Buia and Isabel C. Gonzalez, is bright with colors and photos, and stocked with all…
Joumou Cafe opened two weeks ago in what looks to be a former house on NE 2nd Avenue. This quaint and colorfulHaitian/Caribbean restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. We stopped in around 1 p.m. and took advantage of a ridiculously great deal: Salad, choice of a…
You’re at STK Steakhouse on the Beach grooving to the music. The waiter brings out your bone-in rib steak, done medium rare, just the way you like it. You sit down to dig in when you hear your favorite 80’s tune and then you’re on your feet again, dancing, the…
The days where everyone knew the first name of their local butcher are long gone–unless you count reading Publix employees’ name plates. But the Garcia family in Cutler Bay is counting on the fact that many of us yearn for those days. They recently opened Bay Meat & Deli, 20230 Old…
MiniBAR, the cool midtown hangout just north of NE 36th Street, has run into some big problems. Now it’s closed. On August 19, the place’s Facebook page thanked patrons and made a brief mention of a requested health inspection. Then during the inspection on August 24, five violations were reported…
This is part three of our interview with Red, the Steakhouse’s chef/partner Peter Vauthy. Read part one of the interview here and part two here.”I remember creamed corn as a kid being an awful thing,” Vauthy said. So perhaps that was the impetus behind his creation of a rich, delicious…
Now comes the news that the U.S. Senate has voted to double penalties for mixing controlled substances with sweets. It’s still not a law yet. Short Order believes this is a pot o’ shit. Not only is a food-inspired high cleaner and clearer, it lasts longer. According to The Marijuana…
The first two years were sell-outs. This year, Iron Fork will be bigger and better. New Times’ massive culinary event returns for a third time, taking over the downtown event space/nightclub Grand Central on October 21. Last year’s winner John Critchley (Area 31) will fight to hold onto his title…
Zuma has made a splash in downtown Miami since opening on the ground floor of the Epic Hotel. The menu presents quite a few Japanese food options — robata grilled meats, tempura vegetables, rice hot-pots, and so forth. One of our Zuma favorites, however, comes from the sushi bar: Unagi…
In and around Miracle Mile, there is no shortage of solid restaurants, ranging from an Irish pub (John Martin’s) to steak houses (take your pick here, here, and here) to Italian (upscale or family-style) to casual (and packed). Just about every mood, preference, and price can be found between LeJeune Road…
Last night, Top Chef pulled off a major upset in the Outstanding Reality Competition Program category at the 62nd annual Emmy Awards. For seven years, since the category was introduced, The Amazing Race has swept the competition. In fact, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced show seemed like such a shoo-in that one…
This is Part 2 of our interview. Read the first part with Red the Steakhouse’s chef/partner Peter Vauthy here.New Times: Describe your food in five words.Peter Vauthy: Continental, classic steakhouse cuisine.That’s only four.Sorry.Describe yourself in a few words.Passionate, dedicated… intense.What do you believe is the most important advice to impart…
It’s been awhile since we brought you the best of the blogosphere. You forgive us, right? Here’s what you missed last week around the interwebs. Yet another food truck hits the streets: Mamita Linda [Burger Beast] Miami blogger will soon part ways with our city [Occasional Omnivore] Making shu-mai [Chadzilla]…
New Barbu and decades-old Siam Lotus Room have each met the same fate. The latter, South Miami’s answer to Boston’s Green Monster, lured drivers on South Dixie Highway with its lima-bean paint job and owner Atchana Capellini’s famous coconut shrimp — along with other Thai dishes derived from her family…
We reported Friday (see post below) that chef Jeff O’Neill had left Grove Isle Hotel & Spa for the Villa by Barton G. So the obvious question becomes: Who takes over at Grove Isle? A manager at the hotel informed me that the new executive chef is Rafael Melendez from the…
Gibraltar’s loss is the Villa’s gain: Jeff O’Neill has been selected as the new executive chef of Barton G’s elegant restaurant in Casa Casuarina. O’Neill opened Gibraltar last January and earned raves for his Mediterranean fare there. His background includes six years of work in the kitchen of Daniel Boulud and…
You thought we were joking when we wrote that People’s Bar-B-Que served a few corrections officers chicken with maggots, but health inspectors backed us up when they shut down the restaurant the very next day. Here’s what else you missed this week on Short Order…
Last night, Short Order was invited to attend the first East Coast screening of producer Brian Kimmel’s most recent foray into the world of food cinematography with his film Ingredients. The feature length documentary takes a revealing look at the people in the forefront of movements to bring back good…
Vacations have come to an end. The kids are back to school. The lazy, hazy days of summer are over. You’re ready for mother’s little helper. But don’t succumb to temptation. Nor should you gobble down nutrition-less bowls of rubbery mac and cheese or your fave guilty pleasure from the…
It’s pretty common to hear people say things like, “He couldn’t figure out what else to do, so he became a chef,” or “She hated school and figured cooking was her only way out.” Those overly chatty Cathy’s should meet Peter Vauthy, Red, the Steakhouse’s chef/partner. Born in New York…
Burger & Beer Joint opened to rave reviews over a year ago and is home to, among other things, inventive and mouth-watering burgers named after rock n’ roll songs, There’s the recycled shot, the mother burger, and now a growing collection of brassieres in the rafters over the sports bar…
Dear Miami, Hailing from the great state of New Jersey, I was privileged to growi up with the best pizza, bakeries, delis, and diners in the country. With over 500 diners in “The Garden State,” Jersey, is the diner capital of the world. It’s something to be proud of, because,…
